bsal, if I was the buyer I would hope the seller would sell to me for a price that I know is way too cheap, but if they contacted me and explained the situation, I would negotiate with the seller to reach a compromise.

Exactly the way it has turned out, he has still got a bargain, I have only lost a small amount of money. We are both happy with that.

Glad my post could give a few chuckles 😄 "1001 Creative Excuses for eBay" may be coming soon (Buyer and seller editions :^O).

ChaChing

Just to follow up, I received this feedback today from the buyer.

Good Ebay seller. A bit of a problem but worked through quickly and fairly!

You made a mistake, you handled it like a pro - IMO feedback deserved, and proof that there are 'understanding' buyers out there. Well done

I think most people are reasonable as long as long as the seller handles the situation well.

Of-course, there are some scammers and some nutters around, and there are disproportional numbers of post about them here.  Maybe just as well; if every member, out of the millions who just had a pleasant transaction, came here to mention it, we would never get anything done reading through it all 🙂